Dale Miller of California and John F. Barton Jr. of Colorado filed a complaint, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, April 7 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Metlife, Inc., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Does 1-10, alleging the plaintiffs were wrongly charged higher smoking rates for their life insurance premiums.

According to the complaint, Miller, a pilot for United Airlines, and Barton suffered damages from being charged a higher rate for their life insurance premium despite being enrolled as non-smokers.